Ghisulal Rathod — a determined industrialist and social worker of Godwad
Ghisulal Rathod, a successful industrialist and philanthropist, is known across Godwad as a man of firm resolve and strong community leadership. This Shatabdi Gaurav profile calls him an unshakeable warrior with high ambitions.
He is described as the creator of Cello World, the household-products brand found in homes across India, from kitchenware, lunch boxes and water bottles to chairs, dining sets, pens and dustbins. A native of Sadri in Rajasthan's Pali district, he took Cello from a small business to a national brand through determination, hard work and foresight. The profile says he is known for speaking plainly, for acting on what he says, and for valuing time greatly.
He was honoured by the then President of India, Pratibha Patil, at a special ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. In January 2017 he built the Ghisulalji Dhanrajji Badamia Cancer Treatment Centre at the Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital in Sumerpur, Rajasthan, which was inaugurated by Rajasthan's Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria.
For many years he served the community as president of the Sadri Jain Sangh. He is closely associated with the Shri Parshwanath Ummed Jain Shikshan Sangh in Falna, the Varkana Parshwanath Jain Vidyalaya and Vidyawadi in Khimel. He built the Shrimati Umravbai Dhanrajji Badamia English High School in Varkana in his mother's memory and started the Shrimati Pampuben Ghisulal Badamia Girls Vacation Course Batch at SNDT College in Mumbai. He also contributed to the Jain Museum at Koba near Ahmedabad.
Over five decades he has supported schools, hostels, dharamshalas, upashrays and temples, and Jain pilgrimage centres across India have received his help. When the profile was written he was in his 75th year.
His belief: if my community moves forward, I too will move forward.
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This English profile is a summary of the Hindi profile published in Shatabdi Gaurav. Figures and positions are as given when that profile was written.